Liquid-dispensing apparatus.



Vnonnen Brooms Gorman, or Haznnron, BENNSYLVANLLJ y LIQUID-DISPENSING/ APAATUS.

specification of Letters ratnt.'

Patented Nov. 29,1910.

' ,Appu'caaonmednecembere,190s. Seriana-165,671.

To all whom 'it may camera.' f

Be it known that I, HORACE Prou'rs Gon- State of Pennsylvania, .have invented a new and useful Liquid-Dispensing Apparatus, of

which the follow-ing is a specification; This invention relates to apparatus for dispensing liquidand is especially designed for use in connection with soda fountainsv 'and the like'for dispensing Syrups, .although itfis equally useful wherever itis desired to dispense liquid in predetermined quantities. Theobject of the invention is to provide a simple device of this character which can be readilycon'nected toany form of table or 'ordervas a result of long continued use.

other supporting structure and whichdispenses with the use of valves for controlling the'discharge of liquid, there being no parts ofthe device which are likely to' get out of 'A further object is to provide a liquid -`dispensing device which is bodily movable for the purpose of discharging a redetermined quantity of liquid therefrom, t e iow of the liquid from the device being controlled by atmospheric pressure.

A still further object is to provide means whereby the device can be readily adjusted to increase or diminish the quantity. of liquid dispensed at one operation.

Withfthese vand other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fullv described and pointed out in the claims. 1

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

`In said drawings z-Figure 1 is a central vertical section throughthe complete apparatus and showing the container in its normal position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a front. elevation thereof, the lower portion of the supporting standard being broken away. Fig. 4 is a a clamping device such as a screw 3 whereby the standard can be firmly secured to the MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing f `at'Hazleton, iii-,the countyof Luzerne and supporting structure. Ears 4:. are struck outwardly from the edges of standard 1 near its upper end and constitute side 6( ards for a U-shaped extension 5 formed integral with the middle portion of a yoke 6, said oke being disposed in a lane perpendieu ar to the plane'ocupied lby the U- j shaped portion 5. A clamping -plate 7 65 bears upon the extension 5 andbetween the. ears 4 'and is held in lace by means f la bolt 8 slidably mounted within'aslot 9 'eX- tending longitudinally within the standard, therebeing any suitable means such .as a 70 wing nut 10 for thepurpose o'f binding the parts firmly together. The terminals o the yoke- Gare inturned-as indicated at, 11 :to form alining trunnions, and connecting the sides of the yoke and adjacent the standard v7 l is a stop strip 12 which is bowed downwardly and provided at its central portion with a cushion 13 fcrrried of rubber tubin or any other suitable' soft material.

guide ear 14 extends at right angles from.80 the u per end of the standard 1 and has space openings 15 therein in which are slidably mounted the parallelfarms of an elongated loop 16 which loop extends downwardly and is provided at its lowerxnost por- 85 tion with a forwardly` extending arch 17'extending under thestop 'strip 12 ain'd rovided with a cushioning device 18 of ru ber or other suitable vmaterial as. clearly l indicated in Fig. 1. Aicia'mping plate 19 bears 90 upon the arms of loop lticlose tothe. guide. ear 14 and is 'engaged by abolt 20 extending vthrough t-he standard 1 and the .loop 1 6, any

suitable means, such -as a wing-nut l21, be-

ing provided for clamping the part-s fir-n ilyrttr together. .l

The container portion of the present apparatus consists of a preferably cylindrical "receptacle 22 formed of glass, although it is u receptacle 22 and the plate 25 and spaced any desired ,distance from said plate 25 and fromthe vopen bottom-.of the receptacle by means of spacing rings or rwashers 27 An' outlet opening 28 is formed in the-,frontportion ofthe partition 26,- and another out.'

let o ening 29 -lsformedin the rear portion of Vtie base -plate l25.' Ari/,outlet tube 30,

preferably angular in cross section, extends' diametrically along'- the bottom 'face of'the" plate 24S-and from front to rear thereof, the

rear end of the' outlet tube being extended upwardly and longitudinally of-the flange 24 as indicatedv at 31, while the front end of the tube isinclined upwardly .relative to the' vbase plate 25 as shown at 32, the upper endY fof the inclined portion terminating in a downwardly directed outlet spout 33. The outlet of'this spout is disposed in a'plane parallel with, but extending above, the partition 26. The upper or open'end of the rear extension 3l of the tube is located above the highest portion of the partition 26. The. tube 30 is, preferably formed `an gular incross section-so' as to have considerable capacity without extending any unde'l sirable distance below the base plate25.

A band 34. extends around the upper; po1"" tion'of 4the receptacle 22 `and rhas itsV ends extended rearwardly as indicated at and secured to ether inany preferredmanner, said. ends orining an arm which is located above the 'stop strip 12 and designed to swing downwardly thereonto to maintain the` receptacle normally in a predetermined position. Enlargements 36 are formed on the band adjacent the sides of the receptacle" and have sockets 37 therein for the reception of the inturned ends 11 of the yoke 6. These4 enlardements and sockets Aare located slightly iniiont of -the center ofthe receptacle sothat the weight of the lower portion of saidreceptacle and the parts connected 4an interior rece tacle 41. This interior receptacle is pre erably cylindrical in form and the bottom 40 is designed to screw there? onto to close the same.l A spacing frame 42 is ,secured upon the top-of the inner receptacle and is preferably ltriangular in form, the apices .or Aangles of 'the frame being disposed to'bearagainst the wall of the receptacle-22 so as to hold the inner receptacle 41 constantly concentric with the outer recept'acle.y

a from the front portion .of the base -plate 25- A' push plate 43 extends downwardly and forthe purpose hereinafter set forth;

.the opening 28, whereu 'pressure upon the liquid contained within Vhenflitpis desired to use the apparatus hereindescribed the arms 6 are sprung laterally so as to removethe ends 11 thereof' fromthe sockets 37. The receptacle 22 and the parts connected thereto should then be inverted, after .which the flange 24 of thev base plate 25 may be unscrewed from the receptacle 22'and lifted from position on the rece tacle, The interlocking loop, 38 and hoo 39 will prevent the inner -compartment 41 from dropping within the'inverted receptacle 22 4and will' also cause 'said inner receptaclel to lift out of the receptacle`22 when the base plate -2 5 is removed. e-The liquid to be dispensed' is placed withinthe Ainverted receptacle 22, ice orother'suitablerefrigerating material is placed within.' the inner receptacle 41, and said inner recep# ta'cle is then closed and its hook 39 placed 1n engagement with the loop 38. The pa'rtsarev 'then reassembled, after which the'receptacle v- 22 is'returned to its normal position" with Vvthe bottoni-plate 25 and tube 30 lowermost and the ends 11' of yoke 6 are sp1'ung`ixito the-sockets 37. The said receptacle will ,thus be supported in the osition shown in Fig. 1, with-the .ends 35 o strap 34 bearing on vthe sto strip. cushion 13. When the 'parts are tins located a portion of the liquidcontents of 'receptacle 22 will flow downward through the'openin 28 and into the compartment 44 formed etw'een the-base plate 25 and 'partition 26.".It'willfthen How into the t-ubeBOthrough the opening 29 un-` tilV the level of thefliquid within'the'tilbe reaches the level of the highest portion of n the atmospheric' the tube will operate-.to revent furth'r downward flow ofthe liqui and -said liquid willv there'relnain as indicated iii-Fig. 1.

When it is 'desiredto 'removepafpredeten mined quantity of liquid.from the apparatus, the lass or other' receptacleforimceivying the iquidispressed againstitlii vush' plate 43 soas to c a'use''receptacle 22 i;the parts connected thereto to s'wixl' backward toward the standard f1. e level of thev liquid will thus be shifted'nd the.

outlet 33 will be swung-downward-i'nto positioliin a horizontal plane extending 'fclose' s to but slightly above V the 'highest'. 'portion of.

the outletopenin 28. A portionofthe liquid con-tents' oft 'e' compartment 44- and' ot i the tube 30 will thus be caused Ato overflow, and pass outwardly through the outlet 33 until the liquid co'ntai'ned within -thevcoih'- partment 44 reaches the level of' theoutlet,

whereupon no further Vliquid will be discharged.

It 'is ofcourse to be understood thatthe liquid -Wthin-the compartinentf`44 always I constitutes a seal to prevent the down-(low 'of liquid from the receptacle 22 while the said receptaclejis in its normal position as --reaches the highest port-ion of; the opening .28,'the-downlow of liquid from receptacle .22 will stop automatically and the foregoing operation can then b e repeated.

`(bviously -by increasing or diminishing 'the size ofthe compartment 44 the quantity of liquid discharged at one time can be controlled. AThis compartment 44 can be enlarged-byusing additional spacing rings 27.

Moreoveig-by adjusting the loop 161longi- 'tudinally the stop portion 17 thereof can be Lbrought'nearer lto or fart-her from thereceptaclei22 -so as tocontrol the tilting and further-regulate the amount of liquid With- -drawn'from the. ap aratusat one time.

, It-will be seen t at the apparatus herein A described does not require theI use of valves o'r other movable parts necessary l'to' produce the discharge of a portion of the liquid contents of `the receptacle, and as a result, the.

device will not get out of order as avresult of long continued use. By making the receptacle 22 of glass or other transparent' material the contents thereof can be seen at all times.

Obviously various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages ofthe invent-ion.-

ll'vhat 1s claimed is 1- l. In dispensing ap aratus a tiltably supported liquid receptac e, an outlet tube open at both ends and communicating at an intermediate point with the bottomI thereof, and a scaling compartment 'interposed between said tube and receptacle and communcating therewith, said compartment opening, adjacent. the front thereof, into 'the receptacle and adjacent vthe rear thereof into the tube both ends of the tube being normally disposed above vthe bottom of the rece tacle.

2. In dispensing apparatus a tilta ly supported liquid receptacle, an outlet tube open at both ends, and a sealing compartment interposed between the tube and the bottom of the recel'itacle, said compartment communieating adjacent the front. thereof with the receptacle and adjacent the rear thereof with the intern'iediate portion of the tube the open ends of the tube being normally disposed above the lbottom of the receptacle.

In (.lispei'isingr apparatus ay li uid receptacle bodily ftiltable, :inpatiet tribe open at -both ends, and a compartment interposed between the bottom of t 1e receptacle and an intermediate portion of the tube, said compartment having anv inlet and an outlet dlsposcd out of alinement, the inlet being normally" vlat a higher elevation than the outlet, sa1d compartment being ada )ted to trap li uid to control the discharge tliereof from t e receptacle to the tube thc open ends ofthe tube being normally disposed above the bottom of the receptacle. J

4. In dispensingr apparatus a tiltable liquid receptacle, an outlet tube open at both ends and extending beyond opposite portions of the receptacle, a compartment for trappingl liquid between the receptacle and an intermediate portlon of the tube, said compartment having an inlet and an outlet'normallyl located at dllfere'nt elevations and constantly disposed out of alinement; the said compartof liquid from the receptacle of thetube the ends ofthe tube being normally disposed :above the bottom of thev receptacle.

5. In dispensing apparatus a liquid recep- :.85 ment being adapted to control'the discharge" tacle having an outlet in the bottom thereof,

a tube having open end normally disposedY above the bottom of the receptacle, oneA of" said ends 4constituting a liquld outlet. and

disposed normally above 'the outlet'of therecePtacle, and acompartment for trapping liquid between the `intermedi-ate portion of the tube .and the outlet to control the .discharge of lliquid from Asaid'outletto the tube, said compartment; having an inlet in the toprthereof and an outlet in its bottom, the said inlet and outlet being out of reojister with each other,jsaid receptacle and tube being bodily shiftable to bring the outlet of the tube beloW-thenormal level ofthe liquid therein.

6. In dispensing apparatus al liquid receuptacle having an outlet in the bottom thereof, a tube extending below said receptacle and having open ends disposedat all logo times belowthe level` of the liquid contained within the receptacle,"one of said ends cnceptaole being tiltab e to bring the outlet of' the tube below the normal level of the liquid -stituting an outlet normallyl disposed above Vthe outlet 'oftherece tacle, said tube and rewithin the tube, and a compartment for trapping liquid betweenthe tube and 'the outletA of the receptacle-tooontrol the discharge' of liquid from the l.receptacle to the tube, said compartment having an inlet in -the top thereof and an outletin the'bottom thereof, said inlet and outlet .being out of register `witheach other.

7. In dispensing apparatus a tiltable liquid receptacle having an outlet in the'bottom thereof, a tube extending underneath the outlet of the receptacle :and having both of its ends open, one of said ends constituting a liquid outlet .constantly disposed above .alle

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outlet of the receptacle, said tubo and receptaclebeing tiltable together, and a compartmentfr trapping liquid between the tube I and the outlet of the-receptacle to control the dischargeof liquid from the receptacle to the tube, said compartment having an inlet in "the front portion of the top .thereof and anv outlet in the back'portion of, the bottom v8. AIn dispensing apparatusa liquid receptacle bodily tiltable, a tube extending under -the receptacle and having an outlet in the front thereof,-an'd a sealing compartment inopening at the front endof itsto' into the v receptacle and at the back end of t e bottom thereof .into the tube, said inlet and outlet- A A 'terposedbetween thereceptaele and the' tube, said compartment communicating at its front end with the receptacle and at ltsrear end with. the tube, vtheoutlet of the' tube beinlg1 dis]y \sed at'all times in a plane parallel wit but extending abpve the sealing compartment. 9. In dispensin apparatus 'a liquid receptacle bodily tiltab e a'n outlet-tube extending under the receptac e and having upturned end ortions, a sealing compartment inter-- pose between thai-tube and receptacle and 'beingdisposed 'at alltimes out of vertical alinement, the tube and compartment'coperating to maintain the` level of-the'liquid within the tube and compartmentnormqlly abve the outletiof -the receptacle.

10.1.11 dispensing apparatus a bodily tilt# able liquid receptacle, an outlet tube there-f )under and having upturned ends, and a seal-- ing compartment ,interposed between the receptacle and tube and commumcatmg at its front end with said receptacle and atits4 rear end with a tube, said; tube and compartmet co eratin-g to maintain the level of the liqui therein above-the outlet of the receptacle while said receptacle is in its normal position and while being tilted in one direction.

11. In dispensingapparatus a bodily tilt able liquid receptacle, an outlet tube thereunder and having upturned ends', and a sealing compartment interposed between the re; ceptacle and tube and communicating' at its front end with said receptacle and at itsA rear end with th'e tube, said tube and compartment coperating to maintain the level of the liquidtherein i bove the outlet of the receptacle while said receptacle is in'its normal position and while being tilted to dis-- l. charge liquid from the tube.

, 12. In dispensing apparatus a bodily tilt- ,able receptacle, an outlet tube thereunder and having upwardly extending open end portions, a sealing compartment interposed between the tube-and receptacle and eommunicating at diametrleally opposed points .with the receptacle and tube respectively,

said receptacle and tube being tiltable to position, and adjustable means upon said of the receptacle to discharge the liquid.

14. In dispensing apparatus a supporting structure, a yoke outstanding there rona liquid receptacle pivotally mountedupon and-suspen means uponthe yoke and receptacle for determined position, an -outlet tub'e detach- Iably connected to and extending under the receptacle, means for trapping liquid bethetube, and a justable means for limitino the tiltmgf movement of thereceptale and 15., In dispensing apparatus la. bodily tiltable receptacle having an outlet in the bottom thereof, an outlet tube extending under ing open end portions, a sealing compartment interposed between the tube and the receptacle and communicating at its.front e'nd with the receptacle and at its rear -end vice detachably mounted within the receptaele 'and removabl therefrom with the tube.

16. In apparatus of the'class described a detachably connected thereto, an outlet tube carried by the plate and having upwardly extending 'open end portions, there being 'mounted upon and spaced from the base late and having an aperture o ening into the front portion of the receptac e, said base partment therebetween; A

Y 17. In apparatus of the class described a bodily tiltable liquid receptacle, a base plate detachably connected thereto. sin outlet tube extending'openend portions. there being an aperture in the rear portion oi the plate and opening into the tube. a partition mounted upon and spaced from the base plate and l having an aperture opening into-tbe 'front structure for limiting the tilting movement i ed from the yoke, ooperating holding said receptacle normally in a pre-l taele and tube normally in a predetermined tween the tube and receptacle to contro1 the discharge of 1i uid vfrom the receptacle to' re lating the discharge of fluid .from the an aperture in the rear portion of the plate 'and opening into the tube, a'parti tion 115 plate. and partition formingi-sealiig comportion of the receptacle,n saidbase plebe the receptacle 'and having upwardly extendloo..

with the tube, and a refrigerant-holding debodily tiltable liquid receptacle, a base plate 11C carried by the'plate and liavingupwardly .v

and partition forming a seeding c-ompar ment therebetween, :Ilv margeruubhomarA de tachlgy mounted within the receptace, and )nears @monding through the partition :Sor detachbly connecting said belde? with he bus@ plate.

n testmlony Lhat I claim the 'foregoing Lure in 'the presence of two witnesses.

GRACE PFOUTS GGRMN.

Vtnossos l HENRY PLATE, LEONARD BABCOCL'.. 

